Heater for outdoor theaters



Jan. 9, 1951 R. s. CARROLL 2,537,330 4 HEATER FOR OUTDOOR T'riEATERSFiled Oct. 4, 1949 s sheets-sheet 1 A F R var Jan. 9, 1951 Filed 001;.4, 1949 R. s. CARROLL 2,537,330

HEATER FOR OUTDOOR THEATERS s Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR. KHZ 766 5, A/(o 1. 4

Jam. 9, 1951 R. s. CARROLL HEATER FOR OUTDOOR Ti-IEATERS 3 Sheets-Sheet3 Filed Oct. 4, 1949 INVENTOR. I PA E/6 7. :ECARQOLL BY flflo/m/sxPatented Jan. 9, 1951 ET ES F F [C E HEATER FOR OUTDOOR CIHEATHRSRaleigh S. Carroll, Lebanon; Greg, Appucatinmoeesbem, 194-9;serisrnarrgiis Claims.

invention relates generally to heating devices and particularly to a.heater especially adapted for" use inoutdoor? theaters.

The main object of tiliis'irivention is to provide atspeci'al form ofheater whereby-"patrons of'out I door theaters may be kept comfortableat subnormal outdoor temperatures.

The second object is to provide a form of equip- V ment which can becoin controlled and which can be operated with a minimum initialinvestment for equipment.

These and other objects are accomplished in the manner set forth in thefollowing specifications as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a modified form of the deviceshowing the relation of the device to an automobile in which a small fanunit is used drawing air by means of a small motor-driven fan under thecontrol of a coin and delivering it to the interior of the patronsautomobile. Portion of the car is broken away in section.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 2 with portion broken away insection.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 44 in Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 55 in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section taken along the line 8-6 in Fig. 8. Q

Fig. 7 is aside elevation of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary elevation showing the preferred form of thedevice, the details of which are shown in Figs. 4 to 8, inclusive, andshowing one of the standards in vertical section.

Like numbers of reference refer to the same orsimilar parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing there is shown in Figs. 1-3,inclusive, a tubular standard l0 having mounted on its upper end a watershedding roof ll, beneath which are mounted a pair of coin controlledswitch boxes I2 having coin inlets I3 and flexible conductor cords [4,through which electric current can be supplied to the fan motor l5within the casing IS. A fan I! carries air past the heating elements I8through the louvres [9 into the automobile'20.

The casing is provided with a hook 2| by means of which the heater maybe supported on the door glass 22 or other object.

In this form of the device, it is only necessary to place a coin in thebox inlet I 3 which closes at swit'cl r (not shown) energizing theheater l8 and: carrying the neat therefrom by the fan ll into theinterior of'the automobile 20.

standards m arein many instanees already employed for loud speakingequipment so that the coin controlled box [2 and heater casing is areall that is needed to complete a unit. Two units are mounted on eachstandard.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 4-9, inclusive, there is showna box-like base 24 which serves as a casing within which is mounted aheater box 25 having a plurality of horizontal bailles 26 and a dividingpartition 21. A fan 28 within the casing 24 supplies air to both sidesof the partition 21.

Resistance elements 29 extend across the spaces between the bafiles 26.Air inlet openings 30 are formed in the top 3|.

Outlet ducts 32 connect the heater box 25 with the hose line 33 on theends of which are the insulating blocks 34, through which extend theelbows 35 which are connected to the hose lines 33.

Hooks 36 are imbedded in the blocks 34 and hold the blocks 34 in placeupon the Window glass 22.

Mounted on the base 24 are the two tubular.

standards 31, within each standard 31 is a slid able weight 38 which issupported by a line 39 passing around the pulley 4!! on the standard 31and the pulley 4| on the weight 38 to an anchor on the standard 31. Theline 39 is attached to the elbow 35 and the weight 38 is large enough tosustain the weight of the hose 33 and draw the elbow up to a storedposition as shown at the left of Fig. 9 or permit its use as shown atthe right of the same figure.

Coin controlled boxes 42 are mounted on the standards 31 and thesecontain coin controlled switches which close a heater operating circuitto the fan.

I claim:

1. A car heater for use at drive-in theaters, consisting of a basehaving an upright standard mounted thereon, a heating element mounted insaid base, a flexible conduit opening into said base and a nozzle onsaid conduit having hooks thereon for engaging the window of a car and acounter-balanced cord mounted at the top of said standard attached tothe discharge end of said nozzle whereby said nozzle will be drawn tothe upper end of said standard when released from the window of anautomobile.

2. The device as described in claim 1 characterized by having a coincontrolled means for energizing said heater.

3. The device described in claim 1 characterized by having acounter-weighted cable mounted in the upper end of said standardattached to thedischarge end of said conduit.

4. A device of the class described consisting of a base having a pair ofupright tubular standards mounted thereon, each of said standards havinga weight slidably mounted therein, a pulley attached to each weight, asecond pulley attached to the top of said standard, a cable anchored tothe top of said standard passing around both of said pulleys, a heatingelement mounted in said base, a fan for circulating air past saidheating element, a bafiled heater casing within said base, an air outletduct leading from said casing, a nozzle mounted on said outlet ducthaving hooks thereon for engaging the window of an automobile and a cordattached to the nozzle end of said conduit.

5. A device of the class described consisting of a base having a pair ofupright tubular standards mounted thereon, each of said standards havinga weight slidably mounted therein, a pulley at- REFERENCES CITED Thefollowing references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 29 Number Name Date 897,675 Thome Sept. 1, 19081,673,149 Kohn et al June 12, 1928 1,829,765 Spalding Nov. 3, 19312,027,605 McCord et a1 Jan. 14, 1936 Magee May 5, 1936

